Method of coloring surfaces



; (UN D: sT ATEs Patented Nov. 22 1927.

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c'lhe general object of the present .invention is. to. provide a .novel and effective method: for producing decorative designs in color on paper, cloth, leather and other 'surdecorative latter.

faces.

7 Ina simple and practically desirable mode of carrying iout myzinvention, I form the design on a surface which hasa suitable color to fornia background for the design by spraying the design outlining color with an air brush onto the surface through a stencil-like body formed by the foliage end or tip of a branch of arbor-vitae, the arbor-vitae branch being moved from one location to another over the surface toproduce suitably disposed repetitions of the figure or design formed by spraying the color through the branch in any one location of the be formed in the manner described by means of a single color when thesurface is initially white or of some suitable plain color, a' suitably plain color being one which is comparatively light or bright and which presents sufiicient contrast to the color sprayed through the arbor-vitae branch. 7 a

' A richer color effect and greater body to the design may be secured and an additional color effect obtained by giving the surface to be decorated a preliminary variegated color effect. To create this variegated initial color efiect in practice, I preferably spray a light color onto the surface through a stencillike body similar to that first described and moved from one locationto another over the surface as the initial color is applied so that the figure or design formed is repeated at suitable intervals over the surface. Advantageously the figures thus formed are so spaced apart as to leave uncolored portions of'the surface between the figures which may the final color through the arbor-vitaebranch the latter is held over the surface in positions each located mainly above an vuncolored soace between the figures originally formed,

the first formed figures. By proceeding in the manner last described, I

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part by-the' color firstfapplied, andxin trasting efi'ects,

Pleasing and attractive designs may commercial processes. f v 1 In l1eu of usmg a branch of arbor-v tae to but with portions of the branch'overlapping I am able to produce in the second mn'rnon or COLORING sunr'ncns.

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the pattern of: the branch employed I the second color application with the design thus formed outlinedmainly by the second color, I I

butI'nlso-tinted andvseeiningly outlined in 00 part in the original color of the surface. n-

tageously, chosen 'to give pleasantly blending and concolor and the colorfirst appliedshould be ofrcourse, the threecolors are and in general the original appreciably lighter colors than the color last applied. The application as described of the two colors-to a surfaceoriginally white or of some other'suitable plain color givesnot only an additional color effect, but a'depth and richness to the design produced by the final color which is not obtainable by the application of that coloralone in the manner first described, to a white surfaceor one having a uniform color.

Decorative effects may be produced in accordance with the present invention on a surface which like ordinary white paper can have multicolor designs printed thereon by known processes in practical use, but the invention is of especial utility because withit' attractive decorative effects maybe formed on material such as, bookbinders cloth,-

leather, imitation leather and wood on which colored designs cannot be applied readily and inexpensively, if at all, by ordinary impact ofthe color particles without requir- I 100 ing special 'care'in the manipulation of the air brush by'which. the color is applied. A

single branch of arbor-vitae can be usedrepeatedly without drying or cleaning'in the course of such use so that-a large number of repetitions of thesame figure can readily be produced in rapidsequence. In practicethe stem of the arbor-vitae branchmay be lightly pressed against the paper by one hand of the operator who manipulates the airbrush. vAs soon' a's one finger is thus formed, the branch is lifted from thesurface and again placed thereonin position for the production ,Ordinarily the arbor-vitae branches are flat enough to requiremo preliminary pressing or shaping to .fit them for use:

Various color agents may be employed in thepractirce ofny invention, the color'sel'ect ed depending onthe character of the ma teltia'l to be' decoratedg-the relativecost of different color agents and the color effect desired. In applyinppcolor to bookbinders cloth, paper, leather,- imitation.- leatheror Wood,- I may advantageously employ the waterproof colors formed by dissolving aniiline' dies in alcohol, orin some cases I may use water colors. "Indecorating silk cloth I. may use the Wood dyes formed from logwood, fustic, or red wood, or may usethe so'callecl b'atilr aniline dies. In general it is not necessary to apply sizing to the surface to be decorated. orto subject the latter to any other special prep'aratorytreatment.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is; I

The method of decorating a surface which consists spraying, acolor' onto) spaced apart; portions; of said surface; through: the interstices between the portions of theffoli age'edge tipzof a: branch; of arbor-vitae, and

thenspraying a second color on said surface througihl a siinil ar' branch disposed mainly above portions'of the surf-ace'not colored by the? color'tirst applied but in: part. overlap pi'ng the portions coloned in the 'first1-.color application. 7

Signed. at New York city in: the? county of New York'a'ncl- State of'New' York this: 12th day of May, D1 1924.

' JO SEF LECJAKY. 

